NHS IN CRISIS

Andrew confessed: “One of the things I said early on was that I didn’t want to become a poster boy for stroke recovery.

"I don’t really like talking about these things, or certainly being filmed.

“I didn’t enjoy watching the film.

“But when you are in public life, and something bad but very common happens to you – 1.4 million people are surviving strokes at the moment – then you have a kind of obligation to share your experience, particularly if it’s positive, and is going to encourage other people.”